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I've seen some fiascos, and while I was mad at the time, they're now interesting little anecdotes!

He's not that young; he's almost 40.

"Shoeless"

But he's Brazilian—that wasn't enough?

When Donald Trump is watching an '80s kids movies, is he always disappointed when they save the rec center?

I don't think there's enough seats even up (or contested) for that to happen.

All yours, Pops.

Weirdly, I (without looking anything up) would say it's the opposite.

It always happens for whoever the Packers are playing!

He's a smart guy—a veteran and a wine enthusiast—who apparently is always reminding his players that there's life outside of basketball, but will still ream his players if they screw up no matter how many championships they've won with him.

That's a good inventory topic: "Artists Who You Hated Until They Made Something So Good You Couldn't Help But Come Around."

The one with the "yeah yeahs" that he sings just like Sting?

I don't want to sound like a third party voter over here, but…you know you don't have to choose between two shitty options right?

It's "Tumblr pop"—less of a thing in and of itself, and more of an assemblage of things we like.

I mean, when I think about Madden (almost typed Lennon there, whoops!) I think about him drawing all over the play, sometimes explaining when a guard is pulling. I can't picture people drawing all over stuff any more (technology is maybe past this?).

Was that the year they floundered with Scott Tolzien and Matt Flynn until Rodgers and Cobb came back just in time to rob the Bears of the division?

Aaron Rodgers is in the fussy auteur stage of his career, which is why he needs literally every second of the play clock to set up his blocking juuuuuuust so, to allow him the maximum amount of time to watch his receivers stay thoroughly covered or simply lose track of the ball on a deep route.

That's nickpicking. That's so nickpicking its fucking awesome, man. Own it.

Yeah, but his distinctive style, to judge from the singles anyway, is "derivative of other songs you already know and are tired of."

Something's gotta give. Maybe Andy Reid Jr. goes but can we please get rid of Dom Capers?